Costumes, skin, dogs ... even kids warm up for Carnival

February 3, 2013 |By JAKE ELLISON

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Marta Finotto, a student at Venice's University, dressed in a traditional costume, descends from the bell tower into St. Mark square, during the "Angel's flight", one of the highlights of the opening day of the Venice Carnival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday.

Luigi Costantini/AP

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Marta Finotto, a student at Venice's University, dressed in a traditional costume, descends from the bell tower into St. Mark square, during the "Angel's flight", one of the highlights of the opening day of the Venice Carnival, in Venice, Italy, Sunday.